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Rampaging gangs leave Haiti at risk as hurricane season starts

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Fighting between armed gangs has utterly upended life in Haiti, making it even harder to cope with the tropical cyclones that are becoming more frequent and severe because of climate change.

Major ports have been closed, cutting off key supplies of food, medicine and aid, and intensifying a humanitarian crisis that has plunged about five million people into hunger on this Caribbean island that lies right in the path of hurricanes.

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Emmanuel Pierre, who heads Haiti's National Emergency Operations Center (COUN), said while preparations for the hurricane season are "well underway", the ubiquity of armed gangs was impeding efforts to get ready.

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Despite the security challenges, NGO head Raymond said some aid groups have managed to carry out refresher courses and training for volunteers from the civil defence force to prepare for potential hurricanes.

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Hazards Cyclone
Themes Fragility and conflict
Country and region Haiti
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